Has anyone substituted blind rivers for the specified solid rivers?

dhilderman@dhilderman

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#1 · September 29, 2019, 10:36 pm

My calculations indicate that if I increase the diameter from 1/8” to 5/32” and double the number of rivers per inch I will have the same tensile and shear strength. Has anyone substituted blind for solid rivets in their project?

Doug

norm_parmley@norm_parmley

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#2 · September 30, 2019, 2:38 pm

Doug,

Are you a member of the Yahoo group da2a group? The blind rivets subject has been discussed there. I remember someone mentioned a builder had used them on his project, and it looked really nice.

Norm P.

wogle@wogle

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#3 · October 2, 2019, 8:03 am

Doug, if you use 1/8 cherry max they should be equal to AN470AD4. I allways wondered about the aerospacial trinadad, tampico, and tabogo, they seem to use avex rivits throughout

dhilderman@dhilderman

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#4 · October 13, 2019, 7:43 pm

Hi:

Thanks for the information. In one of the articles it recommends to do the calculations yourself and choose a rivet and spacing to match the strength originally specified. I am going to use a variety of products where the need presents. Mostly AVEX 1661-0512 (5/32" rivets) and use 1.6 times the number of rivets specified. This will give me the same strength It's not so easy to buck rivets by yourself.

I am installing a stainless steel firewall. Due to corrosion between dis similar metals I will use stainless steel rivets to hold the firewall to the aluminum fuselage. Is this acceptable or is there a better way?

Doug

norm_parmley@norm_parmley

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#5 · October 14, 2019, 1:09 pm

Doug,

I live in eastern North Carolina. If you are close, I can help you with the riveting.

Norm

dhilderman@dhilderman

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#6 · October 28, 2019, 6:05 pm

Hi Norm:

Thanks for the offer. My google map says we are 3136 km apart. It's best I find someone a little closer.

Thanks

Doug